Video: FDA approves Exforge HCT(R) - the Only High Blood Pressure Treatment to Combine Three Medications in a Single Pill
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Exforge HCT combines a proven calcium channel blocker, angiotensin receptor blocker and diuretic (amlodipine, valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide) in one pill
- In a clinical trial,
Exforge HCT demonstrated significantly greater reductions in systolic and diastolic BP, compared to all dual comb...
Single-Pill Combinations Diovan HCT and Exforge Approved in US as First-Line Treatments for High Blood Pressure
- Approvals consistent with current US treatment guidelines to start appropriate patients on combination therapies
- Up to 80% of patients may need multiple medications to help them reach blood pressure goals
- Single-pill combinations offer effective, ...
More Patients Receive Diovan As A First- Or Second-Line Therapy Compared With Cozaar or Avapro
...ed-dose combination, previously received Diovan or the Diovan/diuretic fixed-dose combination Diovan HCT. A further 18.5 percent of patients moving to
exforge had been prescribed a calcium channel inhibitor in the previous line, indicating that fixed-dose combinations are keenly dependent on the penetration ...
Downgraded Tier Positions and Step Therapy Restrictions Have Stalled Exforge's and Tekturna's Growth in The Hypertension Drug Market
...provider of managed care market intelligence, finds that although Novartis'
exforge and Tekturna have slowly penetrated tier 2 levels of managed care organizat... generic) drugs versus the newer single-pill, fixed-combination brands like
exforge and Daiichi Sankyo's Azor."
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